: a barbed spear or javelin used especially in hunting large fish or whales
harpoon
transitive verb
harpooner
noun
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The unlikely pair are brought together to destroy an evil harpoon that has the power to kill underwater spirits.
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 July 2025
Meanwhile, on land, a boy named Jorge discovers a harpoon that has the power to kill sea ghosts.
—Caroline Carlson
june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
The lander is anchored by neither its harpoons, which failed to fire, nor the ice screws at its feet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2014
Another idea is to capture space debris with specialized nets or harpoons.
—Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
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Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 1 July 2025
Meanwhile, on land, a boy named Jorge discovers a harpoon that has the power to kill sea ghosts.
—Caroline Carlson
june 30, Literary Hub, 30 June 2025
The lander is anchored by neither its harpoons, which failed to fire, nor the ice screws at its feet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 12 Nov. 2014
Another idea is to capture space debris with specialized nets or harpoons.
—Aaron Shattuck, Scientific American, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for harpoon
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“Harpoon.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/harpoon. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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harpoon
noun
har·poon
här-ˈpün 
: a medical instrument with a barbed head used for removing bits of living tissue for examination
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